Inversion of the HZ ratio of microseisms for S-wave velocity in the crust

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 323-335

  Tanimoto, T ^a   Alvizuri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crust; Microseism; Particle motion; Rayleigh waves; S wave velocity

Indexed keywords

RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 33645088679     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02905.x     Document Type: Article

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